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oFKicr,  OF  A(;i-:nt  of  the  stati;. 

A  (lioioii':ti  »pprcciiitii)n  hy  Coiiimissinners  (if  l^nacis  of  tlmir  (Julie:!,  lu-  jiiv<criliod  liy  tlio  Acn  ol  the 
("General  A^sellllllv•  oP  Somli  Carolina,  in  rclatiDii  t'p  the  supply  o\'  Slivo  Labor  for  tlio  C.)i-t,  ami  tin-  prmupt  and 
iiii]i.irtial  pcrl'.iriii :iiii."i  ofllir  same,  is  absolutely  in<li^pells:lbll■  to  llie  Aijeiit  oC  the  Statp.  csp«!cially  in  icd-rcm-e  to 
I  iif!  mil  st  !•{   I.iih'ir. 

I'ndi-r  tin-  Act  ol  IticiuiUiT  lai-t,  tlio  Ai:ent  ot  the  .State  is  reimiruii  In  avit-.l  tlio  lalmr  nl'  ilefaiillin(( 
owners,  and  foiwani  it,  at  their  expcnriC.  lor  a  double  term  ot'servii-o.  To  pfit'orni  lliis  in'elliironlly,  lie  must  know 
icAo  iirr  ilf/inilh  IX.  and  this  iolormation  ho  can  only  <;et  from  tlio  returns  of  ('cinimissioneis  of  Jluails,  called  f.ir  Sv 
the  Ac-t  aforesaid.     These  Uelurns  Hhoiild  contain  the  followinj;  informatioii,  viz  : 


.NA.MKS    ciK    (iWNKKS.  IllMRUT.  Ml.    Oi'     llllAl)     llAMlS.  TIIIA  I,  A  MOT  NT    111     f.AIKIK. 


The  aygicyale  of  iill  calls,  incliisive  of  the  pianmif,  is  mir  fniirdi  of  the  Road  I  lands  for  /mv>  muntlin.  m  the 
villi/''  number  lor  »/»»■  «»«/  a  rjiinrttr  (1 ')  winil/in,  or  thirty-tjcveu  and  a  half  (-iT '■ )  days.  No  more  than  ','i~ I  days 
labor  to  lach  Uoad  Hand.  Mioliidins  the  promnt  call,  can  be  enforced  by  Coinniissiiujcrs  of  Hoads. 

Owners  are  entitled  to  credit  for  «//  labor  hitherto  performed  on  fortifieatioiig. 

There  is  no  c.iicniptioii  rccopiized  by  law.  except  where  thi'  owner  ha.s  hut  one  Hoad  Hand.  Pertainlv  llie 
A;:cnt  of  the  State  han  no  pincir  to  rjcempl. 

When"  owners  wish  to  oblain  relief  for  their  Hands  liable  to  Koad  I'uty,  who  arc  employed  on  Government 
work,  or  by  Uallroad  (Juiupanics,  they  should  make  application  to  J>epartment  Hcadf|nartcrs  for  the  Ditnil  of 
such  Hanil.-i.  and  the  detail  will  be  recognized  bj'  Commissioners  of  Koad.s  as  sufficient  to  relievo. 

Coniuiissioiier.s  of  lloads  in  Division  No,  J  are  hereby  earnestly  called  upon  to  .send  in,  to  this  office,  their 
i'c:\i:>cd  Kciui'uti,  uu  or  bel'ure  the  lath  Ayril)  pru.v. 

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